Academic Achievement
West York Area School District was ranked 253rd out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts in 2013 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on the last three years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by the PSSA results on: reading, writing, math and science. The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th and the 11th grade in high school. Adapted examinations are given to children in the special education programs.
- 2012 - 244th
- 2011 - 245th
- 2010 - 227th
- 2009 – 230th
- 2008 – 243rd
- 2007 – 309th of 500 school districts in Pennsylvania.
In 2009, the academic achievement of the students of West York Area School DIstrict was in the 59th percentile among 500 Pennsylvania School Districts. Scale – (0–99; 100 is state best) Taken as a whole, the academic achievement of the district's students ranked 8th out of York County's 16 public school districts.
In 2012, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. West York Area School District ranked 291st. The paper describes the ranking as: "a ranking answers the question – which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."
- 2011 - 206th
- 2010 - 256th
- 2009 - 346th
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